WATCH: Touching moment female panda Yuan Yuan is reunited with her month old cub
THIS is the heart-warming moment a female panda licked and cuddled her month old cub after being happily reunited with her newborn daughter in Taiwan.
Zookeepers in Taipei reunited giant panda Yuan Yuan with baby Yuan Zai today after the tiny animal was taken away from her last month.
The cub was injured slightly after being born a few days early on July 7 and needed to be kept in an incubator and required round the clock monitoring.
The reunion of the mother and daughter last several hours and the pair fell asleep together in Yuan Yuan's cage.
Zookeepers in Taipei reunited giant panda Yuan Yuan with baby Yuan Zai
Yuan Zai, who is just 39 days old, was born after her mother was artificial inseminated following failed attempts for the parents to conceive naturally.
Yuan Zai's parents, Yuan Tuan and Tuan Tuan, were given to Taiwan by China in December 2008 and have become major attractions at Taipei Zoo.
The birth of Yuan Zai sparked great joy in the country with the media giving daily reports and photos of her growth.
Click play below to watch the heartwarming moment giant panda Yuan Yuan was reunited with her month old cub Yuan Zai